| Show r- r STORIES ABOUT UTAH ARTISTS 1 More About Mahonri Young YounS Famous in Art rt World Condu Conducted ted Weekly by Ogden Art Society Mr lIr oung oung Is much at nt home In Inan inan Inan an admirable scene of ot life lito and mo ement anti and turns naturally to scenes of ot manual labo labor In such figures as q the tho B Bl l In the th act of shoeing The Th Forge Forge-a a low lowrell relief t In tho the panel form farm showing sic figures at nt v nork ork at nt a forge and l bello The Stone Cutter the th nd the th which are aro in inthe inthe the round sho sho-alne sho Ing th the tho po er of ot the tho worker and nd a 8 ii feeling Mr Young has bas for tor the th man In dl the th laboring class cloea Mr Young Toune say says I Iha I ha hn hac e c nov fey nover nev never er or lost the lovo of labor and and todd toda It If I am s-m tired or worked out I Iho ho hao 0 only to stop top In tho street stroet and ond watch men roof or go tro In a shop and watch labor to find mi self to- to r fre hed and my Interest In iii art or l nork revived r My lovo of ot work and tho I IK Is not sociological at all It Iq In n ft sheO response to an sn art Impulse I liko what workers do 10 they are nr ar the tho great preat people popl to me meI meI meI I like their poise polso pol so and balance and Rol ert de tie II li on one ot of tho vi orld's orid's most critical critics sas of Mahonri 1 U 21 M- M Youngs Young's work Hie His best work Is distinguished nobility and breadth of ot concep concep- conception conception tion cloo clo and conscientious ob- ob ob observation s of ot nature a predilection Of ve ye Ito form and plastic lino IIno ot of t be and PO power cr NothIng Ital or op significant Is ignored or ore ore e In his hia work Tho The loft loti tone tono simplicity and dignity of ot his orl oric tire are the tho results of ot a a per per- teet perfect unIon of union ot every overy clement that Into the tho ot of o a com corn completo complete pleto work of ot 01 ait t tIt It Is th the primitive t pea pes of ot life recallIng Millers s tolling peasants by the Indomitable spirit that du d dell ell ella In thir tl figures s that we dig dis- discern dis discern cern the artist s a keen Ireen and veneration for tor the th harsh sort on ot of the tho human toll toIler toller r anti and his endless s with physical environ environ- environment moot ment I 1 AV S TIC PERSONALITY o I In his portraits Mr Sir Young Im- Im Imparts Im Imparts parts an authentic personality and ho he leases le the Impression of his own dominating temperament on these they remain as much faithful Ilk likenesses 01 M pieces ot of o art This l-i l seen In the poet Alfred Altred Dr Frank Dossert Peter Newell the general humorist and that ot of Martin Bernbaum playing the tho vio yb- vio- vio violin violin lin un Only a prodigious talent Is capable of ot rendering r so wonder wonder- wonderfully wonderfully fully tully the th pure free S sweep cop of ot the thebo th bow boa arm the drawing ot of the hand band holding the tho violin In a delicate yet turn film II m carets caress the naturalness naturalness alness and tense energy of ot the tho swa ing body Mr Young Is la too versatile an ar- ar artist ar artist not to respond to the delicate charm of ot feminine types The Tho sketch ketch In of hi stife Iro and child I Is tender and appealing In sentIment and handling The Th liing 1 Ing subject radiating thoughts feel logs and personality per does much to Inspire an artist but this Inspiration was not pos l-bl l ble bhe when hen M 1 M Iii Young Yount did the life lite i sized fIgures of ot Joseph and lIY- lIY fly 1 Hy Hyrum rum um Smith In e bron that now ina In the Tabernacle grounds In Silt Lake and the one of ot Dr John R n Park Pork the founder of ot the of which stands In the tho main hall of ot the tho Administration Administration Administration tion building of ot the University In spite of the hardship of ot n from pictures and written descriptions descriptions Lions these are pronounced by critics and friends of ot tho the sub sub- subjects subjects is ta well done donet don MITH t ITH Perhaps the tho thIng thine that Is holding lion Youngs Young's thought and time no noIs no Is la the work nork ork he lie I Is doing In con con- connection con connection with the American Museum o of Natural r History I It consists ot of made mado from the tho life lito ot of the Indians Mr Young has hns spent much time In tn th the Jl ot of Utah Arizona and Nevada mak mak- makIng making ing log an rt I ecord of ot our hIstoric I laces acc Much of ot this thle work ork Is done donIn In water oter color an ani I true of ot Mr lIr Young s a conc conception of ot the simple life of ot a people th they y I with Ith mo ement and fine tine tion of the th Indian type They are arc done dono In a of or color true to this pirt rt of the bIg Mr West Mr lIr Young once sail said In sn on In- In Inter tc In-tc ter lew with a reporter of ot Touch Touch- Touchstone Touchstone Touchstone stone Drawing the tho West et ha has al- al WMS al-WMS Wl ass a-ass e appealed to me I 1 like to cope with Its se In the tho first t place thOle Is a n ely Io form a marvel marvel- marvelous ous ous sense of ot space apace color 4 1 fill ful and allie e and a 1 norm normal III clean life lite I 1 feel fel thero there a I simple find and humane humano art of or 11 mine Ing going on from day to day The Tho Th Indian omen nomen plan wonderful color Com Combination tn in their simple simpi clothes brown and yellow lemon yellow green and violet blue and orange With Mr Youngs Young's kindly In the th Indian and Iii his treat great love lov ot of the tho West the th American Museum l ot of Natural tory hi-tory will aa as tIne tinor or finer record of ot Indian life lite lit as any treat great thinker would lease lea lea UlI AMERIO N X N WAR WAIl DurIng the tho war Mr oung re- re regretted re that there ther was we not mor more work ho might do to help the tho cause but a 0 gr great at opportunity came cam to him when hen ho he wee wa given i the th com corn commission commission mission to make mako the th figures figure In 1st the tha magnificent memorial al to The American Soldiers Lost In ill the th War nr I am Indebted to Mr Lee Le Green Richards for tor this description who h lit lit-a alwa alwais s been a dear friend ot of himIn Mr Youngs and who ho WAS with sit him In Paris Is part of ot the time while this monument wn was beIng bein built This fine monument Is made mado a apart apart part of ot the Church of ot the tho the largest American Ican church In France The memorial consists of ot a combination of ot turo turo with an architectural Setting The chuich chuch 1 Is Gothic while the memorial which i Is on the wall ot of the tho church Is modern Gothic COn COn- COnstructed con constructed of the tho same amo ham stone as ns the theold theold old church chur-ch The Th principal figure Is Columbia scathing time tho sword and letory These figures Ire are ir concerted conc e 1 with fine fino classical coleal d dIgnity temp tempered red with lIh othe Gothic se e eilt a rare quality ot of the tho combination of tho the best bet ot of O otO and the beat of ot Gothic art These occupy a of ot the church churchIn In Itt an alcoe alco e directly to the tho right ot of the th figure Victory are ar fhe th e pan pan- panels pan panels els In low relief of ot the five most prominent battle fields of ot Prance and Belgium enclosed In frame framework work ot of o delicate Gothic style The frames are ar supported by four tour cot cor cor- cor corbels corbels bels which are formed by crouch crouch- crouchIng crouching crouch Ing figures representIng the th tour four 11 of ot military the service service thRed Rod Hod Cross nurse nure tho the doughboy the marine and the sailor Contin- Contin Continuing Continuing on the th same am wall nail but this is Ie not tho the work worl of ot Mr Sir Young are arthe the Insignias of ot the tho different di- di divisions di dl divisions visions of t f the th American army These are aro II about bout the th she of ot a II din din- dinner din dinner ner nor plate done In relief In color Under description each Is la a II description tion of ot the s and anil a record ot of the number of ot men lost host In each Included with these thes are artho the tho insignIas of ot the Red Cross the theSa theSal Sa Sal atlon Army the th Y M C A Ath the Knights of ot Columbus and anti oU- oU oth others ors ers who helped In the relief work en lee I Mr r Young mid hi his models In New York and sent them to Paris Parle wh where ro they thy were cut from the stone ot of the church churchIn In In addition to Hon Youngs Young's lI sidio work he teaches In the Na- Na Academy of ot Design n He H oc- oc oc occasionally comes to Utah Ut-ih and ho hoe e his lovo love for tor It saying You see seo I was born In the th West Vest and I ne left It until I was two twenty t 0 ears old Our home was In the tho mouth of ot Parleys Parley's can can- canon canon ion can on We e lived 11 cd In the Deseret Wool Wool- Woolen Woolen en Mills in a II most picturesque quo house built in irly e-irly das da s When J I set get homesick it Is I always for tor part of ot Salt Lake valley alloy for tor forthe the old adobe block house the tho cat catbird catbird catbird bird and the locust locut tree the th sun sun- sun sunflower flower er and the tho blue mountains forming the Iho rich background To Tome the West cst will alwa s remain supreme Critics Critic say of ot him After Arter Mr You Young left the th West and d parts of ot the th country countr at- at always al always ways with an eger mind and an analo alo t oyo eye a 0 fresh tresh development nat nat- naturally nat naturally camo came In his art art A moro more note not was wag struck and his hh sketches of ot women nomen omen and his del del- delIcato delicate del delicate and beautiful drawing of ot city streets scenes show something ot of this of ot His method of ot work worle and sand Interest Inter Is He lIe draws tho the people ot of the city of ot the studio of ot the street treet of ot the slums just a as he h see sees them as a though no memory ot of great blue and purple Beaco nero TV ere his It Is i s a life Itself that he heIs heis heIs Is seeking and every y expressIon ot of Its means beauty What we w are RC- RC accustomed ac accustomed to call beauty tho elaborate rat rate r home homo th the great opera house the rick ride shops the tho fashion fashion- fashionable able people mundane mundan and elegant |
